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ArticleBMC psychology2025

Association between parents' value of children and adolescent depression in China: a multi-informant study.

Dan Dong, Mengna Zheng, Min Zong, Peng Zhang, Yi Feng, Zhihong Qiao

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Dan DongSchool of Psychology, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China.
Mengna ZhengSchool of Education, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, China.
Min ZongMental Health Center, China Foreign Affairs University, Beijing, China.
Peng ZhangFaculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
Yi FengMental Health Center, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China. fengyi@cufe.edu.cn.
Zhihong QiaoFaculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China. qiaozhihong@bnu.edu.cn.

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Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China 2020YFC0832402National Social Science Fund of China 20&ZD153
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backgroundParents' value of children (VOC) is a related implicit belief toward their children that may predict adolescents' mental health. However, empirical studies are scarce about this relationship. This study investigates the relationship between parents' VOC and adolescent depression, as well as the underlying mechanisms.

methodsWe conducted a multi-informant survey and developed a latent moderated mediation structural equation model of adolescent depression outcome of parents' VOC. A total of 963 Chinese adolescents and their parents were recruited and examined. The parents completed the parents' VOC scale and the adolescents responded to the scales of emotional warmth and rejection, external locus of control (LOC), and depression.

resultsParents' social and psychological VOC exerted a positive and negative direct effect respectively, on adolescent depression. Parents' social VOC positively predicts adolescent depression through parental emotional warmth, rejection, and external LOC. Parents' psychological VOC negatively predicts adolescent depression through emotional warmth and rejection. The indirect effects of parents' social VOC on adolescent depression through emotional warmth and rejection were moderated by sex.

conclusionsThe two aspects of parents' VOC exerted indirect effects on adolescent depression through emotional warmth and rejection or external LOC. The indirect effects of parents' social VOC on adolescent depression were more evident among women than men. Our study extends the theoretical research framework of parents' VOC to adolescent mental health.

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DepressionParent-Child RelationsParentsAdolescentAdultChildChinaEmotionsFemaleHumansInternal-External ControlMaleSurveys and QuestionnairesDepressionEmotional warmthExternal locus of controlParents’ value of childrenRejection

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